AMD Athlon II X2 220 vs AMD Athlon II X3 425

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 220 and AMD Athlon II X3 425 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 220

  • CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
  • Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1091 vs 1084
  • Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 339 vs 320
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2010 vs October 2009
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1091 vs 1084
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 339 vs 320

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 425

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 51% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1576 vs 1043
  • Around 31% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 788 vs 603
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 3 vs 2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1576 vs 1043
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 788 vs 603

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 220
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 425

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1091
1084
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1043
1576
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
339
320
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
603
788
Name AMD Athlon II X2 220 AMD Athlon II X3 425
PassMark - Single thread mark 1091 1084
PassMark - CPU mark 1043 1576
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 339 320
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 603 788

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon II X2 220 AMD Athlon II X3 425

Essentials

Architecture codename Regor Rana
Launch date September 2010 October 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $32 $42
Place in performance rating 2646 2638
Price now $32.19 $26.99
Value for money (0-100) 14.92 25.22
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 117 mm 169 mm
L1 cache 128 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB 512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz 2.7 GHz
Number of cores 2 3
Transistor count 410 million 300 million

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt